Puratto Kodama, a discount Shinkansen ticket

Puratto Kodama is a discount fare only available on the Kodama train on the Tokaido Shinkansen. This ticket must be bought one day before departure at the designated agency. A voucher for a drink valid at JR Central Kiosk outlets or from an on board vendor is attached.

Price comparison from Tokyo to Kyoto each way ( in the normal season ):
Normal fare in an ordinary reserved seat: 13,220 yen
Puratto Kodama ordinary reserved seat: 9,800 yen
Difference: 3,420 yen

Even though it takes another one hour to get to Kyoto from Tokyo on the Kodama compared with the Nozomi and the Hikari, it's a good deal if you can afford time.

-- Normal season one way faretable --

Green car

Stations	Tokyo	ShinYokohama	Shizuoka	Hamamatsu	Nagoya	Kyoto	ShinOsaka
Tokyo	Tokyo	-	6,400	8,300	8,900	11,300	11,500
ShinYokohama	-	ShinYokohama	5,700	7,900	8,700	11,100	11,400
Shizuoka	4,500	4,400	Sizuoka	-	6,400	10,200	10,800
Hamamatsu	6,300	6,100	-	Hamamatsu	5,000	8,300	8,900
Nagoya	7,900	7,700	4,500	3,500	Nagoya	5,700	6,400
Kyoto	9,800	9,600	7,400	6,300	4,100	Kyoto	-
ShinOsaka	10,000	9,900	7,900	6,800	4,200	-	ShinOsaka

Ordinary car

Legend:
- : Unavailable

-- Peak season one way faretable --

This fare consists only of the combinations of the stations above. If you alight en route using this ticket, you'll be charged the full fare at that station.
Also the ticket is valid only on the designated train.



Green car image



Ordinary car image

1) Westbound Kodama trains available on this fare:

Kodama train #	Tokyo	Shinagawa	ShinYokohama	Shizuoka	Hamamatsu	Nagoya	Kyoto	ShinOsaka
697	-	-	-	7:17	7:49	8:47	9:39	9:53
631	6:33	6:40	6:52	7:58	8:30	9:16	-	-
635	7:26	7:34	7:46	8:58	9:30	10:16	-	-
Thereafter the Kodama for Nagoya leaves Tokyo 26 past the hour until 18:26, running in the same manner as #635.
637	7:56	8:04	8:16	9:27	9:57	10:47	11:38	11:53
Thereafter the Kodama for ShinOsaka leaves Tokyo 56 past the hour until 15:56, running in the same manner as #637.
673	16:56	17:04	17:16	18:27	18:57	19:46	-	-
677	17:56	18:04	18:16	19:27	19:57	20:46	-	-
681	18:56	19:04	19:16	20:27	20:57	21:46	-	-
683	19:26	19:34	19:46	20:58	21:30	22:17	23:11	23:26
685	19:56	20:04	20:16	21:27	21:55	22:38	-	-
687	20:26	20:34	20:46	21:58	22:30	23:11	-	-

2) Eastbound Kodama trains available on this fare:

Kodama train#	ShinOsaka	Kyoto	Nagoya	Hamamatsu	Shizuoka	ShinYokohama	Shinagawa	Tokyo
632	-	-	7:27	8:20	8:48	9:57	10:09	10:17
634	-	-	7:58	8:48	9:19	10:27	10:39	10:47
636	-	-	8:28	9:20	9:48	10:57	11:09	11:17
Then the Kodama leaves Nagoya 27 past the hour for Tokyo until 20:28, running nearly in the same manner as #636
638	7:50	8:05	8:58	9:50	10:18	11:27	11:39	11:47
Then the Kodama leaves ShinOsaka 50 past the hour for Tokyo until 18:50, running nearly in the same manner as #638
690	19:50	20:05	20:56	21:36	22:14	-	-	-

3) Where to purchase this ticket:

- JR Central (Tokai) Tours, located in major stations on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
- JTB and JTB Traveland branches in the prefectures below ( There are some exceptions.)

Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, Gumma, Ibaragi, Niigata, Yamanashi
Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Nagano, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui
Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Hyogo, Wakayama





JR Tokai Tours at Kyoto Station


JR Central Shinkansen Timetable

Puratto Kodama official site in Japanese



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